Quarto Authoring

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to author, compile, and publish reproducible technical documents using Quarto. It handles the conversion of markdown-based content into various output formats like HTML, PDF, and slides while managing citations, code execution, and dynamic content generation.

When to use it

• Generating publication-ready reports from raw data analysis notebooks.
• Creating interactive slide decks for presentations directly from code.
• Publishing technical documentation with embedded executable code blocks.
• Producing reproducible research papers that integrate text, figures, and results.

Key capabilities

• Multi-format output: Compiles documents into HTML, PDF, Word, and standalone slides.
• Dynamic content: Executes R, Python, or Julia code to generate live plots and tables within the document.
• Citation management: Integrates with citation tools like Zotero and BibTeX for academic referencing.
• Reproducibility: Ensures documents are self-contained and can be regenerated from source files.

Example prompts

• "Create a Quarto report analyzing the sales data in this CSV file, including line charts for monthly trends."
• "Generate a slide deck summarizing the key findings from my Python analysis script."
• "Write a reproducible research paper using R that visualizes climate change data with embedded citations."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your AI agent has access to the necessary code execution environments (e.g., R or Python kernels) if you require dynamic plotting or statistical calculations within the documents. For best results, provide structured data files alongside your prompts so the agent can accurately populate charts and tables.